(Front of vertical slab of base:) MAUD/WIFE OF W.H./FRANCIS/1880--1929 unsigned

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Summary:

Grave marker for Maud Francis (1880-1929) includes a sculpture of a classical maiden in flowing gown, holding lilies in her clasped hands . She stands sideways before a granite marker with rough edges. A stone urn is before her on a stepped lower base. A chiseled face appears on the top, bottom and back of the granite marker.